In the pro-choice world there are many issues that are discussed such as abortion, when life begins and the use of contraceptives. This article will focus not only on the issue of contraceptive use, but specifically on the distribution of oral contraceptives (“the pill”) to adolescent girls without parental consent. Nemours, a children's health organization, has created a medical practice brochure for parents and teens who have questions about common sexual health issues. They define “the pill” as an oral contraceptive, “a daily pill that usually contains the hormones estrogen and progesterone and is taken to prevent pregnancy.” Other points discussed in the booklet include the safety of adolescent girls taking the “pill,” its side effects, and what else these girls can do to protect themselves from diseases that oral contraceptives do not prevent them from contracting. Nemours addresses the audience of parents and the teen together, arguing that only the teen could understand the facts about the "pill" so they can individually make an informed decision about use if necessary. After seeing the inclusive tone and readability of the pamphlet, I began to wonder if any American states grant minors restricted access to contraceptive services. The Guttmacher Institute responded: “Half of states explicitly allow minors to obtain contraceptive services without parental involvement or interpret the absence of a law to favor minors' access. The remaining states allow access to contraceptive services without parental involvement only for certain groups of minors, such as married adolescents. "Through more specific research it has become apparent that there is a trend across states, e.g.... middle of paper ......d do middle school clinics provide birth control pills to students?. Network. March 20 2012. Dr. Hersch, Larissa. “What Are Birth Control Pills?” Birth Control Information: The Birth Control Pill (2009): 1.Kerns, Jeannie. online publication at Should Schools Give Teens Birth Control?. March 20, 2012. .Mikulin, Rebecca. "NO." helium.com, online publication at Should Schools Give Teens Birth Control Birth Control?. March 20, 2012. “Sex and American Teens.” Alan Gutmacher Institute (1994): Hathi Trust Digital Library 2012.